Baseball Game Preview: Lake Worth Christian Defenders vs. Westwood Panthers

Defenders

Runs

02/20/25 vs Palm Beach Lakes	8
02/18/25 @ Somerset Academy - Canyons	6
02/11/25 vs Glades Day	5
02/10/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management	26

The Lake Worth Christian Defenders will take on the Westwood Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Worth Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season.

Lake Worth Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Palm Beach Lakes by a score of 8-4. The victory continues a trend for the Defenders in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won three in a row.

The team relied heavily on Kevin Ambroise, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Bryce VandenBerg, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Westwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost an 11-9 heartbreaker at the hands of Palm Bay.

The win got Lake Worth Christian back to even at 2-2. As for Westwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.